| 2021–22 NBB season | |
| League: | Novo Basquete Brasil |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 17 |
| Top Seed: | Franca |
| Prevseason Link: | 2020–21 NBB season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2022–23 |
| Duration: | 23 October 2021 – 9 June 2022 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2022–23 NBB season |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Mvp Link: | Novo Basquete Brasil awards#MVP |
| Mvp: | Bruno Caboclo (São Paulo) |
| Top Scorer: | Lucas Mariano (Franca) |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Finals Mvp: | Lucas Dias (Franca) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Novo Basquete Brasil awards#Finals MVP |
| Finals Champ: | Franca (12th national title) |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Flamengo |
| Tv: | ESPN Brasil TV Cultura |
The 2021–22 NBB season was the 14th season of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the highest level basketball league in Brazil.
Franca won the championship after a 13-year drought, adding to its record of 12 Brazilian national championship.
Campo Mourão withdrew from the league. União Corinthians made its NBB debut and returned to the highest national level after a 19-year absence. Rio Claro also returned to the league this season.[1]
| 2021–22 NBB regular season | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Franca | 32 | 29 | 3 | 90.6% | 61 | 16-0 | 13-3 | 2889 | 2456 | +433 | |
| 2 | Flamengo | 32 | 26 | 6 | 81.3% | 58 | 15-1 | 11-5 | 2837 | 2356 | 481 | |
| 3 | Minas | 32 | 25 | 7 | 78.1% | 57 | 14-2 | 11-5 | 2691 | 2446 | +245 | |
| 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 71.9% | 55 | 13-3 | 10-6 | 2660 | 2402 | +258 | ||
| 5 | Bauru | 32 | 21 | 11 | 65.6% | 53 | 13-3 | 8-8 | 2520 | 2459 | +61 | |
| 6 | Unifacisa | 32 | 20 | 12 | 62.5% | 52 | 11-5 | 9-7 | 2428 | 2344 | +84 | |
| 7 | Paulistano | 32 | 17 | 15 | 53.1% | 49 | 11-5 | 6-10 | 2477 | 2474 | +3 | |
| 8 | Pinheiros | 32 | 15 | 17 | 46.9% | 47 | 9-7 | 6-10 | 2574 | 2576 | -2 | |
| 9 | Corinthians | 32 | 13 | 19 | 40.6% | 45 | 8-8 | 5-11 | 2420 | 2403 | +17 | |
| 10 | Rio Claro | 32 | 13 | 19 | 40.6% | 45 | 10-6 | 3-13 | 2276 | 2394 | -118 | |
| 11 | Caxias do Sul | 32 | 12 | 20 | 37.5% | 44 | 7-9 | 5-11 | 2263 | 2470 | -207 | |
| 12 | Pato Basquete | 32 | 12 | 20 | 37.5% | 44 | 6-10 | 6-10 | 2336 | 2516 | -18 | |
| 13 | Mogi das Cruzes | 32 | 11 | 21 | 34.4% | 43 | 8-8 | 3-13 | 2459 | 2652 | -193 | |
| 14 | Fortaleza/Basquete Cearense | 32 | 10 | 22 | 31.3% | 42 | 8-8 | 2-14 | 2338 | 2564 | -226 | |
| 15 | Cerrado | 32 | 10 | 22 | 31.3% | 42 | 4-12 | 6-10 | 2487 | 2642 | -155 | |
| 16 | União Corinthians | 32 | 8 | 24 | 25.0% | 40 | 7-9 | 1-15 | 2384 | 2667 | -283 | |
| 17 | Brasília Basquete | 32 | 7 | 25 | 21.9% | 39 | 4-12 | 3-13 | 2392 | 2610 | -218 | |
Source: NBB
Leaders after the regular season.[2]
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Lucas Mariano | Franca | 18.8 | |
| Rebounds per game | Mãozinha | Fortaleza/Basquete Cearense | 9.6 | |
| Assists per game | Elinho | São Paulo | 6.3 | |
| Blocks per game | Dontrell Brite | Baura | 1.7 | |
| Blocks per game | Bruno Caboclo | São Paulo | 2.5 | |
| Efficiency per game | Georginho | Franca | 21.4 |